The best electric pickup trucks, according to hackers
5 electric pickup trucks were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 1 earns the Hacker Approved badge.
Top pick
The most recommended electric pickup truck with the badge. Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Good range, even when towing
Recommended as an electric pickup with strong range and truck usability; critics cite 800V mode faults and dealer repair problems.
All 5 electric pickup trucks, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slate EV truck | 109 | 59 | 65% | 12 | — | — |
| 2 | Tesla Cybertruck | 85 | 478 | 15% | 12 | 2 yrs3 owners | — |
| 3 | Ford F-150 Lightning | 59 | 96 | 38% | 11 | — | — |
| 4 | Chevrolet Silverado EV | 11 | 5 | 69% | 7 | — | Approved |
| 5 | Rivian R1T | 10 | 9 | 53% | 7 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same electric pickup truck in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to electric pickup trucks that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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